Spotted In Brixton: White ES

[Macaroon]

Immaculate white H-reg 480 ES spotted at the traffic lights on Acre lane on Weds 1st November.

If you managed to find the site and forums, Hi! Its good to see another London 480 owner; make a post and get involved.


If you didn't make it here - sorry, the lights changed as I was trying to tell you the URL.

Rich



PS. Daniël, VBB, Wayne, Gaz: Wasn't there discussion about having a separate forum heading for Spotted...? I think it would be a great idea and an easy way to welcome people who we meet randomly on the road.

[Big Brother]

PS. Daniël, VBB, Wayne, Gaz: Wasn't there discussion about having a separate forum heading for Spotted...? I think it would be a great idea and an easy way to welcome people who we meet randomly on the road.

There was a while ago, there are some legal issues about posting number plates and stuff like that so the idea was scrapped. I think thats how it went anyway

[Macaroon]

There was a while ago, there are some legal issues about posting number plates and stuff like that so the idea was scrapped.

Ah, thanks Ad, so that's what happened.

I can imagine people may be afraid that their plates could be cloned etc but that isn't an obstacle to having a forum to say "Hi I spotted you - are you a member of 480 Club Europe?"... so long as we don't post full number plates.

It strikes me it would be a good way to get new people onto the site and involved. If Daniël agreed, it could be linked from the main site as sort of "Welcome - have we spotted you out there" sort of thing, to bring people from the guest book into the forum. Like a reverse guest book! It would just need moderating to make sure full plates are not posted.

Maybe I should post this as a new thread for a proper discussion.

Rich

[Big Brother]

It wasn’t so much plates being cloned, it was more like, anyone could come onto the forum spot a car and its plate and accuse the driver of bumping them and driving away (true or not)

[chris1roll]

Well anyone could do that to a car they saw in the street.

Personally I think all the fussing about posting numberplates is a bit OTT,

[Big Brother]

Just saying what I was told

[chris1roll]

Sorry, that probably came across as being a bit short, didn't mean it to.

Still, trust me, if I don't worry about something, it aint worth worrying about!

[stu chacks]

I think it's a good idea too, I think 480's are so rare that just the colour/model/where spotted would be all you needed without reg plates if that's an issue. Actually seen 2 480's lastmonth around Wrexham, need to get Dan's flyer printed off!

Is there any news on the 'my hobby/480' section where we all have one post to stick our cars, what were up to with them etc VBB/Admin?

Stu.

[piper1st]

In a country where identity theft is rife, I think posting full number plates for the purpose of saying “Hi I spotted you – are you a member of the 480 club Europe?” is unnecessary and I certainly wouldn’t like my number plate with make/model/colour etc readily available on the internet!

I think 480's are so rare that just the colour/model/where spotted would be all you needed without reg plates if that's an issue.

I think your spot on Stu ... 480's are so rare, so just basic details should be enough to narrow the doubt?!?

Does anybody know if other forums for rare cars have such a section (i.e. VW campers / VW beetles / mini's), if so, how do they work?

[Macaroon]

In a country where identity theft is rife, I think posting full number plates for the purpose of saying “Hi I spotted you – are you a member of the 480 club Europe?” is unnecessary and I certainly wouldn’t like my number plate with make/model/colour etc readily available on the internet!

Nobody has ever suggested we should post number plates in a Spotted forum. Indeed what I have done here - and what everybody has always done (to my knowledge) - is exactly what we are all agreeing we should do anyway... (if it is generally considered a good idea to do it at all)...

So, come one, shouldn't we do this?

[Darren]

Does anybody know if other forums for rare cars have such a section (i.e. VW campers / VW beetles / mini's), if so, how do they work?

I run a Mini forum and we have a 'Spotted' section. It's a real treat to have, can't say we've ever had any bother at all, nevermind registration plates. It's not something people seem to mind, not now-a-days, plus we've never had any complaints!

I'm also one a VW Bus / Bug forum too, and they have a Spotted area. No rules on registrations here either, but I've took note that most of the members tend to only post part of the registration.. Down to common knowledge and consideration for others privacy I suspect!

If it is going to be an issue though, it's not hard to set a rule stating that at least 2/3 characters of the registration must be 'blanked' out.



We all know how popular a Spotted section would be, as would the awaited 'Pride & Joy' section for members cars...

[Big Brother]

I have been looking at your forum Darren. I like the idea, would be good.